Google Transit Now Covers Sacramento, CA.

The Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT) operates 97 bus routes and 36.87 miles of light rail covering a 418 square-mile service area. Buses and light rail run 365 days a year using 76 light rail vehicles, 254 buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and 17 shuttle vans. Riders can now use Google Transit to plan their mass transit routes.

While the SRTD already had a route planning system, Google Transit offers directions on Google Maps, making for a very simple way to get around.

....Annual ridership has steadily increased on both the bus and light rail systems from 14 million passengers in 1987 to more than 30 million passengers in FY 2005. Weekday light rail ridership averages about 43,600, which accounts for approximately 40% of the total system ridership. Bus weekday ridership has reached an average of 67,000 passengers per day…..

See also the Friends of the Light Rail and Transit site.

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One Response to “Google Transit Now Covers Sacramento, CA.”

1. Nov
   14
   2007
   At 9:24 am Google Transit Expands to include Italy, Switzerland, and UK mass transit systems | Scott Clark - Finding the Sweet Spot Says:

   [...] This is the latest in a series of changes recently including addition of Southeastern Virginia, Sacramento, and Vancouver [...]

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